Hi,
I'm about to prepare a piece of test pine for shellac/dye/shellac finish. I'm wanting a clear coat to go over the prepared wood before applying some dye and then attempting a French Polish (will be a first time for me).
This will serve as a test for a guitar I'm going to build. I'm looking to have the grain show up (if the pine is nice enough for that - the test piece is quite nice).
Now, I found this, but from what I know, I need a 1/2 lb cut, so should I be using 7.5 g of shellac flakes to my 100 g/125 ml of meths?
Also, am I ok to use a water based dye or should I dissolve the dye in alcohol? If I have to use alcohol, can I use meths for this or do I have to use a different solvent?
Thanks (I'm new to all of this),
Luke.
I'm about to prepare a piece of test pine for shellac/dye/shellac finish. I'm wanting a clear coat to go over the prepared wood before applying some dye and then attempting a French Polish (will be a first time for me).
This will serve as a test for a guitar I'm going to build. I'm looking to have the grain show up (if the pine is nice enough for that - the test piece is quite nice).
Now, I found this, but from what I know, I need a 1/2 lb cut, so should I be using 7.5 g of shellac flakes to my 100 g/125 ml of meths?
Also, am I ok to use a water based dye or should I dissolve the dye in alcohol? If I have to use alcohol, can I use meths for this or do I have to use a different solvent?
Thanks (I'm new to all of this),
Luke.